Finalists to Vie for $120,000 USD on August 6; 4 Regional Winners Proceed to MIT IIC Global Grand Prize Gala where $1,000,000 USD will be awarded. CAMBRIDGE, MA, July 12, 2018 – Today the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) and its Latin America Region Collaborator, the MIT & MIT Sloan Club of Brazil, announced the […]
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During any given month, there is a startup pitching competition, hackathon or demo day happening somewhere in Afrika. Many have argued that very little has resulted from these startup pitching events, and one such recent example is the case involving South African startup, TechnoVera, which previously won a City of Johannesburg startup hackathon and pitching […]
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As part of their commitment to jobs and opportunity, Google and Walmart Inc. announced today a $5 million grant investment to three organizations — including the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (MIT IDE) — that are offering solutions in reskilling the American workforce and matching skills to roles. The other recipients are the Drucker Institute andOpportunity @ Work. […]
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$1M+ North American Challenge seeks to level the digital economy playing field The critical need for ‘Inclusive Innovation,’ defined by MIT as the use of technology to skill and empower workers at the bottom and middle of the economic spectrum, is becoming increasingly apparent to U.S. businesses and policymakers. While overall unemployment currently hovers at […]
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Com o objetivo de premiar globalmente tecnologias que ajudem a melhorar oportunidades de trabalho, o MIT está com inscrições abertas até o dia 10 de maio para o IIC – Inclusive Innovation Challenge. Esta é a terceira edição do evento e haverá uma etapa na América Latina. Quem está coordenando é a associação dos ex-alunos […]
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North America: August 2
Africa: August 9
